Item Name: FS WW I Trench knife ... Mark I (replica)
Location: Sharpsburg
Zip Code: 30277
Item is for: Sale Only
Sale Price: $50
Willing to Ship: No
Bill of Sale Required?: No
Item Description:
Fastest way to reach me is text 770.489.0806
Makes a great office letter opener...
History:
https://www.wearethemighty.com/history/stupidly-awesome-trench-knives?rebelltitem=3#rebelltitem3
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trench_knife
The first official U.S. trench knife adopted for service issue was the U.S. M1917 trench knife designed by Henry Disston & Sons, and based on examples of trench knives then in service with the French Army. The M1917 featured a triangular stiletto blade, wooden grip, metal knuckle guard, and a rounded pommel. The M1917 proved unsatisfactory in service, and a slightly improved version, the M1918, was adopted within months. Despite this, the M1918 is almost identical to the M1917, differing primarily in the construction and appearance of the knuckle guard. Usable only as stabbing weapons, the M1917 and M1918 frequently suffered broken blades. Their limited utility and general unpopularity caused the AEF to empanel a testing board in 1918 to test various trench knives and select a replacement.
Mark I brass knuckles Trench Knife
This design was followed by the Mark I, which was designed by a board of U.S. Army officers to remedy certain deficiencies of the M1917/18.[13] Adopted in late 1918, with a blade profile patterned after the French Couteau Poignard Mle 1916 dit Le Vengeur, most Mark I knives were completed too late to see service in the trenches of World War I.
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Location: Sharpsburg
Zip Code: 30277
Item is for: Sale Only
Sale Price: $50
Willing to Ship: No
Bill of Sale Required?: No
Item Description:
Fastest way to reach me is text 770.489.0806
Makes a great office letter opener...
History:
https://www.wearethemighty.com/history/stupidly-awesome-trench-knives?rebelltitem=3#rebelltitem3
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trench_knife
The first official U.S. trench knife adopted for service issue was the U.S. M1917 trench knife designed by Henry Disston & Sons, and based on examples of trench knives then in service with the French Army. The M1917 featured a triangular stiletto blade, wooden grip, metal knuckle guard, and a rounded pommel. The M1917 proved unsatisfactory in service, and a slightly improved version, the M1918, was adopted within months. Despite this, the M1918 is almost identical to the M1917, differing primarily in the construction and appearance of the knuckle guard. Usable only as stabbing weapons, the M1917 and M1918 frequently suffered broken blades. Their limited utility and general unpopularity caused the AEF to empanel a testing board in 1918 to test various trench knives and select a replacement.
Mark I brass knuckles Trench Knife
This design was followed by the Mark I, which was designed by a board of U.S. Army officers to remedy certain deficiencies of the M1917/18.[13] Adopted in late 1918, with a blade profile patterned after the French Couteau Poignard Mle 1916 dit Le Vengeur, most Mark I knives were completed too late to see service in the trenches of World War I.
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